IPUMS Global Health

Have you seen the new IPUMS PMA blog? We share and discuss R code you can use to get started with integrated global family planning and health data from @PM4Action. #globalhealth #RStats #tidyverse #distill ipums.github.io/pma-data-hub

Nouvel article rédigé en collaboration par IPUMS MICS et l’UNICEF! shs.cairn.info/revue-populati… @ipums @ipumsgh @AttilaHancioglu @UNICEF

New paper collaboration from IPUMS MICS and UNICEF! Harmonized Data from Household Surveys on the Status and Well-being of Children, Adolescents, and Their Families: MICS and IPUMS MICS shs.cairn.info/journal-popula… @ipums @ipumsGH @AttilaHancioglu @UNICEF

Interested in learning how to add environmental context to your population health research? Check out the new IPUMS DHS blog, where we introduce spatial data concepts & R tutorials to help get you started! @ipumsgh #GlobalHealth #RStats #tidyverse #quarto tech.popdata.org/dhs-research-h…

Great to have our own Mehr Munir give a talk about @ipumsGH and @ipumsi at Dow University of Health Sciences! We love getting to meet so many wonderful people.

We are so excited to host a free webinar on Jan. 30 from 10-11 am CT to introduce you to IPUMS MICS - the harmonized version of MICS from @UNICEFData! Registration required: z.umn.edu/MICS-Webinar

This week, IPUMS' very own Mehr Munir gave a talk about IPUMS Global Health! @ipums

📣 IPUMS PMA just released harmonized service delivery point and client exit interview data from Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, DRC, Kenya, India, Niger, Nigeria, and Uganda from 2020-2022. @PM4Action Check it out at pma.ipums.org/pma/

New paper led by Alfredo Rojas (UNC Anth, soon @UNCPopCenter) in POEN! As there is currently no consensus on how to measure the climate and vegetation contexts of child health, we examine a large set of plausible specifications and make recommendations for future studies.

'Ethiopian women reported widely varying maternity care experiences delivering in health facilities..' A recent study by Elizabeth & her collaborates explores the variation in maternity care of women in 6 regions of Ethiopia. Follow the link below 👇pmadata.org/media/1487/dow…

Maya Luetke and Devon Kristiansen presented their poster at #ICFP2022 today! They are just two of the wonderful team of people here at IPUMS. If you are at ICFP, come by and see us! @ICFP2022

We are hiring a Senior Data Analyst to join the PMA team as part of the broader @ipumsGH group. This team integrates the @pma4action data and actively promotes use of the data through analysis, outreach, and training. Learn more: assets.ipums.org/_files/jobs/IP…

Interactive maps built with #leaflet for #rstats allow readers to scroll, zoom, and toggle between multiple data layers. You can even add #gtsummary tables for additional summary data 🤩 Check it out in our latest post from guest blogger @finnaxelr tech.popdata.org/pma-data-hub/p…

Nous organiserons un webinaire en français le mois prochain sur les données PMA longitudinales. jhpiego.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

We will be hosting a webinar in French next month on longitudinal PMA data. jhpiego.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

How much do you know abt the challenge with the place of delivery in Ethiopia? Researchers recently published article using @PmaEthiopia data by assessing individual,household,community,& health facility factors associated with delivery place in Ethiopia. journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

Clients who were dissatisfied w/facility cleanliness and/or how staff treated them during their #familyplanning visit had a higher probability of stopping the use of #contraception than clients satisfied with such services. Read PMA's latest article: bit.ly/3Rar3qy

Cross-sectional #FamilyPlanning surveys from @PM4Action are fielded annually, so they're a great way to monitor year-to-year changes in key indicators like #MethodMix. Here's how we visualize trends with #ggalluvial 📦 for #RStats. tech.popdata.org/pma-data-hub/p…

Want to leverage the DHS reproductive calendar data, but don't know where to start? Join us next Wednesday (8/24) from 9-10AM CT for a webinar on accessing these data via IPUMS DHS and learn about how to use them in your research. z.umn.edu/DHS-webinar

Did you know that #YouTube offers auto-translated captions for all IPUMS video tutorials in almost any language? #RStats users can download and clean a full transcript in their language via the Youtube Transcript API for #Python with 📦 #reticulate. tech.popdata.org/pma-data-hub/p…

In this paper, I do not find evidence for a baby boom in these sub-Saharan African countries since the start of the pandemic. Rather the opposite: Use of modern contraceptives is up, pregnancies are down in some places and age groups. #WorldPopulationDay @UN